Checking date: 20/06/2022


Course: 2022/2023

Programming
(18302)
Bachelor in Engineering Physics (Plan: 434 - Estudio: 363)


Coordinating teacher: ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ, JOSE MARIA

Department assigned to the subject: Computer Science and Engineering Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Engineering and Architecture



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
-Experience in the use of computers will be valuable.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1 Basic Concepts. 1.1 Structure of a computer system: hardware and software. Information encoding. 1.2 Bool algebra. 1.3 The notion of programming language. Programming paradigms: structured programming. 1.4 Basic definitions: algorithm, program, process, etc. 1.5 Compilation, debugging and execution processes. 1.6 Pseudocode. 2 Basic elements of programming. 2.1 Identifiers. 2.2 Variables and constants. 2.3 Simple datatypes. 2.4 Operators, expressions and statements. 3 Control flow. 3.1 Conditional statements. 3.2 Loop statements. 3.3 Other control flow statements. 4 Data structures and user-defined datatypes. 4.1 Definition and design principles. 4.2 Strings: concept, management and application. 4.3 Arrays, tuples and sets: concept, management and application. 4.4 Dictionaries: concept, management and application. 5 Subprograms: procedures and functions 5.1 Definition and design principles. 5.2 Function signature, parameters and invocation. 5.3 Introduction to recursive functions. 5.4 Other paradigms: Object-Oriented programming introduction. 6 Basic algorithms. 6.1 Searching and sorting. 7 Resource management. 7.1 Static vs dynamic memory 7.2 Memory basic operations: allocation and free. 8 Input/Output system. 8.1 File definition, use and types: text and binary. 8.2 File management: create, write, read and delete operations.
Learning activities and methodology
Theoretical Lectures: 1 ECTS Practical Lectures: 1 ECTS - Exercise resolution - Best coding practices - General tutoring Team Work: 3 ECTS - Project design and development - Application of best coding practices Individual Work: 1 ECTS - Contribution to team project - Study and preparation of exams
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 30
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 70
Calendar of Continuous assessment
Basic Bibliography
  • Allen B. Downey. Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, 2nd edition. O'Reilly. 2015
  • Andrew Koenig. C Traps and Pitfalls. Addison-Wesley Professional. 1989
  • Anthony Scopatz, Kathryn D. Huff . Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python. O'Reilly. 2015
  • Brian W. Kernighan / Dennis Ritchie. The C Programming Language. Pearson. 2015
  • David M. Beazley. Python Cookbook: Recipes for Mastering Python 3. O'Reilly. 2011
  • Jose María Alvarez Rodríguez. Hands on Programming with Python: Theory and Practice. Amazon KDP Publishing. 2020
  • K. N. King . C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition. W. W. Norton & Company. 2008
  • Luciano Ramalho. Fluent Python. O'Reilly. 2015
  • Mark Lutz . Learning Python. 0'Reilly. 2013
  • Paul Barry. Head-First Python, 2nd edition. O'Reilly. 2016
  • Robert C. Martin. Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship . Prentice Hall. 2008
  • Samuel P. Harbison, Guy L. Steele Jr. . C: A Reference Manual, 5th Edition. Pearson. 2002
  • Zed A. Shaw. Learn Python 3 the Hard Way. Addison-Wesley. 2016
Recursos electrónicosElectronic Resources *
Additional Bibliography
  • Peter Prinz, Tony Crawford. C in a Nutshell. O'Reilly Media. 2015
  • Richard M. Reese . Understanding and Using C Pointers. O'Reilly Media. 2013
Recursos electrónicosElectronic Resources *
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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.


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